Los Angeles Lakers superstar and four-time NBA champion LeBron James has been named one of five winners of Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year Award. For the 2020 edition of the awards, winners were chosen not just based on athletic accomplishments, but also one’s impact on their community.
This is the third time James has earned the Sportsperson of the Year honor, which is the most among all professional athletes in the publication’s history. James previously won the award in 2012 and 2016.
James has undoubtedly been a champion on and off the floor for a majority of his career, but he took it to a new level this year.